INMED International Public Health Hybrid Course Syllabus

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1 INMED International Public Health Hybrid Course Syllabus Course Directors: Paul Larson, MD, DTM&H; Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH; Nancy Crigger, PhD, ARNP, FAAN Contact Information: office phone: , cell phone: Competency Objectives: At the completion of the INMED International Public Health Hybrid Course, students in the context of a low-resource community will be able to: Advance community-wide health promotion and death/disability prevention Assure that healthcare is culturally appropriate Mitigate disaster risk and respond to disaster events Design and implement healthcare as part of a leadership team Course Description: This Course is a hybrid: 4 weeks online, plus 2 days inclassroom for workshops, skill stations, and final exams. The Course will particularly address the following subjects: International Public Health Cross-Cultural Skills Disaster Management International Health Leadership Provided Texts: INMED International Medicine & Public Health Author: Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH Publisher: Institute for International Medicine, pages Contact Hours: The total number of contact hours for the online section of the course is 20 hours. The total number of contact hours for the in-classroom section of the course is 11 hours. Student Time Requirements: Students will need to devote 5-10 hours per week to the online section of the course. 1

2 Questions: There is a Q & A Forum available to post questions for the instructor. Computing Requirements: Each student must have access to a personal computer capable of wireless Internet access for the online assignments, inclass sessions, and for participation in the final examinations. Weekly Course Assignments: Public Health Week One Online: International Public Health Module One: Introduction To International Public Health Module Two: Health And Social Context Module Three: Strategy For Health Module Four: Effective Health Promotion Module Five: Effective Disease And Injury Intervention Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, on Sunday: Participate in the INMED International Public Health content and complete the Final Exam for this Subject Complete the Personal Health Risk Assessment Exercise Public Health Week Two Online: Disaster Management Module One: Introduction to Disaster Management Module Two: Disaster Mitigation Module Three: Disaster Preparedness Module Four: Disaster Response Module Five: Disaster Recovery Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday: Participate in the INMED Disaster Medicine Management content and complete the Final Exam for this Subject Complete the Complete the Person Disaster Preparedness Exercise Public Health Week Three Online: Cross-Cultural Skills 2

3 Module One: Relevance Of Cultures Module Two: Basic Cross-cultural Competency Module Three: Healthcare Cross-cultural Competency Module Four: International Cross-cultural Competency Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday: Participate in the INMED Cross-Cultural Competency content and complete the Final Exam for this Subject Complete the Selected Cross-Cultural Health Cases Studies Public Health Week Four Online: International Health Leadership Module One: Introduction To International Health Leadership Module Two: Strategy For Health Module Three: Major International Health Initiatives Module Four: How To Lead A Health System Assignments to be completed by 11:55 pm, Sunday: Participate in the INMED International Health Leadership content and complete the Final Exam for this Subject Complete the Selected International Health Leadership Cases Studies In-Classroom Section: See accompanying schedule Assignment Guidelines Explanation of Assignments: The following section describes various assignments and performance expectations, along with some general comments regarding course evaluation. Due Dates: All assignments are due on Sunday at 11:55 pm of the week they are assigned. If assignments cannot be completed in time, please contact the instructor for appropriate alternatives. Professionalism Requirement: This is a professional course. Assignments are expected to be completed in a professional manner. Subject Study: Students are required to view the interactive content, including any pre-tests and post-tests, assigned for each week. 3

4 Assigned Articles: There will be two articles for students to review and two response questions about the articles assigned for each week. Students are required to post one response to each question, and respond to a minimum of one classmate s post stating with what they agree or disagree with about the post and why. Individual Participation Discussion Board: Regarding participation in the forums, students are expected to engage actively in the discussion and to post substantive content that advances the discussion. The weekly discussion grades will be based on both the quantity and quality of individual posts. A post that simply agrees with something someone else said is not satisfactory and will be counted as if there were no post. Students are also encouraged to post questions and comments to each other to enhance conversation during the course. Subject Exercises: Each week students will complete an assigned exercise that requires application of the information studied. The completed exercise will then be uploaded to the instructor. Participation in in-classroom activities: These discussion sessions and handson skill workshops develop competencies that cannot be readily acquired in an online learning environment. Attendance and active participation are required. Final Exams: The final exam covers the subjects of International Public Health. The exam is composed of multiple-choice questions. An excellent review for these exams is thorough mastery of the course content. Course Grade Matrix: Weights Subject Post-Tests 25% Discussion Board Participation 25% Subject Exercises 25% Participation in in-classroom activities 25% Grading Scale & Certification: The grading scale used is Pass/Fail based on an 80% score. Students who receive at least 80% on the Course Grade Matrix and at least 80% on the International International Public Health Final Exam will receive the INMED Academic Qualification In International Public Health. Those students who do not achieve these will receive a certificate of participation and the opportunity to remunerate. Academic Honesty Policy: All students must be honest and forthright in their academic studies. To falsify the results of one's research, to steal the words or ideas of another, to cheat on an assignment, or to allow or assist another to 4

5 commit these acts corrupts the educational process. Students are expected to do their own work and neither give nor receive unauthorized assistance. Course Faculty: Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIM&PH President, Institute for International Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Dr. Comninellis served inner city citizens for a year at Shanghai Charity Hospital during the pre-prosperity era, and over two year period initiated a healthcare ministry in the war-besieged city of Huambo, Angola in southern Africa. He also served one-month medical assignments in Honduras, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kunming, China. Dr. Comninellis then worked for six years in the Kansas City public hospital system, before launching INMED in He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, the Saint Louis University School of Public Health, and was a family medicine resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Comninellis also earned a diploma in tropical medicine from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is board certified in both preventive medicine and family medicine, and is author of six books on contemporary issues. Paul Larson, MD, DTM&H Faculty Physician Saint Margaret Family Medicine Residency Following formal training in family medicine and tropical diseases (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), Dr. Larson practiced for two years at Kapsowar Hospital in Kenya in association with the Africa Inland Church. Returning to the USA, he completed graduate studies in medical education and a fellowship in faculty development. Today Dr. Larson is director of Global Health Education at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center s St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency. He also continues to rigorously apply his teaching skills by supervising INMED Diploma students at the Baptist Medical Center in northern Ghana, where by personal example and by instruction he casts a vision for the next generation of globally minded healthcare leaders. Nancy Crigger, PhD, APRN, FAAN Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Graceland University Dr. Crigger is a family nurse practitioner and associate professor of nursing at Graceland University. For two decades she has instructed and lead teams of 5

6 American nursing students in providing care in Central America. Dr. Crigger is widely published in topics of ethics, cultural competency best practices, and end of life care. Her formation includes an MA in philosophy and PhD in nursing from the University of Florida. Dr. Crigger is a member of the INMED Board of Directors. Micah Flint, MPA CIO, Institute for International Medicine Adjunct Faculty, Global Health Leadership, Park University Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics Training Center Faculty Prior to his current position as Chief Innovation Officer at the Institute for International Medicine (INMED), he served five years as INMED's Chief Executive Officer. Micah served three years as a Board Member for Samaritan's Emergency Medical Search and Rescue, an international nongovernmental organization providing disaster training and response. He is also a regular volunteer at Baptist Medical Center in northern Ghana. Micah's Masters Degree is in Public Administration with a focus on Healthcare Leadership and Disaster Management. Joe LeMaster, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Dept. of Community and Family Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia Formerly of the United Mission to Nepal, Dr. LeMaster is a University of Kansas School of Medicine graduate who went on to later receive a Masters in Public Health in Developing Countries from the London School of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine. Dr. LeMaster and his wife Judy lived in Nepal from , serving at Okhaldhunga Hospital, the only medical care facility for 300,000 people, where they promoted maternal-child health and conducted leprosy research. Presently, Dr. LeMaster is at the University of Missouri-Columbia, teaching family medicine, researching community participation for improving the health of children, and engaged in service to Bhutanese and Nepali refugees in the United States. 6